Re: What's a Kilobyte, in TSM terms?

Thanks, Andy. (Too lazy to try it... - knew you'd be there for me  :-}  )

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU]On Behalf Of
> Andrew Raibeck
> Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 1:57 PM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: What's a Kilobyte, in TSM terms?
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> Well, there is always the "try it and see" method of getting an answer....
>   :-)
>
> But to answer your question: if you specify 100K, you will get 102,400
> byte files.
>
> In general, we 1,024 bytes = 1 KB.
>
> Regards,
>
> Andy
>
> Andy Raibeck
> IBM Tivoli Systems
> Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development
> Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/IBM@IBMUS
> Internet e-mail: storman AT us.ibm DOT com
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> The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked.
> The command line is your friend.
> "Good enough" is the enemy of excellence.
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> Lindsay Morris <lmorris AT servergraph DOT com>
> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
> 09/07/2001 10:22
> Please respond to lmorris
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> Thanks, Richard.
> But I was hoping for an authoritative answer from Tivoli.
> Maybe I should rephrase the question:
> If I say:
>         define devcl file devtype=file maxcap=100K
> Then what's the maximum amount of data I can store there: 100,000 or
> 102,400
> ?
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU]On Behalf 
> > Of
> > Richard Sims
> > Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 12:03 PM
> > To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > Subject: Re: What's a Kilobyte, in TSM terms?
> >
> >
> > >Of course it's 1024.  But some applications, esp storage-related, like
> to
> > >use 1000 (and 1,000,000 for MB, etc.)
> > >What does TSM use? Anybody know for sure?
> >
> > Lindsay - It is typically only disk drive manufacturers that express a
> >           kilobyte as 1,000 bytes.  Software and tape drive makers
> > typically use a 1,024 value.  The TSM Admin Ref manual glossary, and
> > the 3590 Hardware Reference manual, for example, both define a kilobyte
> > as 1,024.
> >
> >    Richard Sims, BU
> >
>